The famous Royal 22nd Regiment, more commonly known as the “Vandoos”, go through the rigours of urban warfare as the Regiment prepares for deployment to Afghanistan. Their house-to-house combat training is conducted at the renowned US Army Urban Warfare facility in Fort Drum, New York. This unique simulated urban area, which is the size of Metropolitan Toronto, is known within the army as “Sim City” and features all the typical challenges infantry would face preparing for their forthcoming Afghanistan deployment. The training and pressure is intense. See our young soldiers as they prepare for as many of the scenarios they can expect in a war zone.